University System News:
Savannah Morning News
Savannah schools and colleges announce closing plans for Hurricane Idalia
By Joseph Swartzburt
Ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend, Savannah area residents are planning for a deluge from Hurricane Idalia instead of the last blast of summer. Idalia is expected to make landfall along Florida’s Gulf coast on early Wednesday morning as a Category 3 hurricane. As it moves northeast across the state and downgrades to a tropical storm, forecasters anticipate the eye passing between Brunswick and Savannah learly Thursday, meaning local schools, colleges and universities are making plans to keep students, faculty and administrators safe.
See also: GPB: Idalia is coming. Here’s how the storm might impact Georgia
WRBLColumbus State University pours into community for annual Day of Service
Over 200 Columbus State University students and staff members made a positive impact across the Fountain City for their annual Day of Service. For over 15 years, CSU’s annual Day of Service has provided students, faculty and staff an opportunity to benefit the community. The event gives students the chance to gain better insight on how community outreach benefits the city. This year’s senior class of the Servant Leadership Program is working with Fox Elementary for their senior project. The director of the program says working directly with the youth has a lasting impact.
The Red & BlackEngagement, Leadership and Service hosts 10th Dawg Day of Service
By Carly Johnson
Over 600 students gathered Saturday at the Tate Student Center Grand Hall for the annual Dawg Day of Service event. This year marked the 10th year the Engagement, Leadership and Service Department has provided this volunteering service for students. With 689 students signing up this year, there was the largest number of volunteers since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Marietta Daily Journal
The University of Georgia Extension and the Georgia Public Library Service are partnering to launch the Electronic Radon Monitor Loan Program, an initiative to promote radon safety and awareness across the state. The program promotes public health by providing electronic radon monitors for checkout at all Georgia public libraries. By checking out a monitor with their library card, patrons can easily evaluate the radon levels in their living spaces and determine if they are in danger. Radon kills nearly 21,000 people each year, more than 800 of them in Georgia.
WRBL
Sunday Conversation: Columbus State officials talk about upcoming U.S.-Korea lecture series
By Chuck Williams
Columbus State University will host a lecture series over the next several months talking about the Korean War and the military and economic relationships that have been built between the United States and the Republic of Korea over the last seven decades. Dr. David Kieran, a CSU associate professor and the Col. Richard R. Hallock Distinguished Chair in Military History, along with retired Maj. Gen. Patrick Donahoe, special assistant to the president for military liason, talked with WRBL about the lecture series. The first one is Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. in Frank Brown Hall, located at 12th Street and Broadway in downtown Columbus. It will deal with the current state of U.S. and Korea diplomatic and military relations.
The Newnan Times-Herald
Newnan Rotary Club welcomes Nigerian GRSP student
In 1952, the Newnan Rotary Club hosted its very first Georgia Student Rotary Program student from Korea. What began as an effort to engage with a younger generation and learn more about other cultures has now, more than 70 years later, become an annual tradition for the club. … For the 2023-24 year, the Newnan Rotary Club will host Favour Onwanuo as its newest GRSP student. Onwanuo was born in Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria, and said she believes family values and traditions are her first valuable asset. Her father is a trader, her mother is a caterer, and she has three siblings. Onwanuo is a freshman at the University of West Georgia, where she is studying nursing.
Athens Banner-Herald
Sanford Stadium’s new sensory room will be a gameday escape for some Georgia football fans
By Marc Weiszer
Georgia football is back Saturday for the season opener and with it comes some of the sights and sounds that make gamedays in Sanford Stadium memorable to fans. The flashing LED red lights. Ear-splitting decibel levels. The roar of a crowd of more than 92,000. All of that can be a bit much for some who cheer on the Bulldogs.
accessWDUN
Sonny Seiler, owner of Georgia mascot, dies
Frank W. “Sonny” Seiler, the patriarch of the long line of Georgia Bulldog mascots known as “Uga,” died Monday in his hometown of Savannah after a short illness. He was 90. Born February 20, 1933, Seiler devoted his entire life in service to his profession as a Savannah attorney, to the State of Georgia, and to the University of Georgia. But he may be most famous, along with his family, as the owner and manager of Georgia’s legendary mascot, “Uga.”
See also: Athens Banner-Herald: Sonny Seiler, patriarch of line of Georgia Bulldog mascots Uga, dies, WGAU: Dog Nation mourns the death of Sonny Seiler, AJC: Sonny Seiler, patriarch of Uga mascot tradition, dies
Fox 54Mom of 19-year-old killed in Wrens shooting calls for change
By Ansleigh Edwards
An investigation is underway following the death of 19-year-old Khia Shields who was shot in Wrens Saturday. Now, the victim’s mother is calling on local, state and national leaders to make a change. Khia Shield was an honors student at Georgia Southern University. Her mother, Shareka Pitts, says she was majoring in early childhood education with plans to become a teacher. “Khia was the light of my world,” Pitts says. “She was a young lady that lit up everybody’s world, she had the best personality…she was just an awesome child, she was my baby.”
WGAU
UGA’s Shepherd receives environmental award
By James Hataway
University of Georgia professor J. Marshall Shepherd was recently named the recipient of the prestigious 2023 Environmental Achievement Award. This accolade is presented annually by the Environmental Law Institute to individuals or organizations that have made notable contributions to environmental protection, conservation and sustainability. “Dr. Shepherd’s outstanding career and commitment to understanding and communicating about climate science and its implications for global environments and communities is truly remarkable,” said ELI President Jordan Diamond.
Daily Trojan
The Hollywood strikes will affect all future creatives
By Gabby Anthony
For the first time in more than 60 years, the Screen Actors Guild, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the Writer’s Guild of America are on strike simultaneously. Since July 14, it seems as though Hollywood has been shut down, and future young creatives hoping to make it big will feel the effects as well. … “I could go and get another job because I do have my B.A. in Communication,” said Elizabeth Nesbitt, a student at Columbus State University, in an interview with KYMA. “But once the strike is over and productions are back up, I still have this 160 hours to complete [to graduate].”
The Citizen
Yamaha recruiting at upcoming college career fairs
By Ellie White-Stevens
Yamaha will be at several college career fairs over the next few months. … Company representatives will be in attendance at several upcoming career fairs on various college campuses in the Southeast, beginning Aug. 30 at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. Sites and dates … include Sept. 8 at Georgia State University in Atlanta; Sept. 12 at Auburn University in Alabama; Sept. 26 at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw; Sept. 26 at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta; and Oct. 24 at University of West Georgia in Carrolton.
Higher Education News:
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
Report: Students interested in HBCUs have unique wants and concerns
By Jon Edelman
HBCUs are currently enjoying their highest levels of cultural prominence in decades. Enrollment is soaring and funding is increasing. And some expect application numbers to improve even further this year as a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling against race-conscious admissions practices. Although HBCUs are more mainstream than ever, a new report from EAB, the educational consulting firm focused on enrollment management, student success, and institutional strategy, shows that the students who seek them out have a distinct profile: They prize a sense of belonging, they have unique communications preferences, and they look at value differently.
Inside Higher Ed
University says it won’t charge for textbooks. Professors ask how.
By Ryan Quinn
West Texas A&M University’s president made a splashy announcement late last week: effective next fall, his university would no longer charge students for “textbooks.” “If a course requires a textbook, the college’s dean will utilize college resources to pay for the textbook—not the student or student fees,” Walter V. Wendler wrote in an email Thursday to students, staff and faculty members. (His message did note that there are a “multitude of examples … which will surface” of “reference books and digital materials,” such as the International Building Code, that won’t be considered “textbooks.”)
Inside Higher Ed
Science funding falters a year after landmark CHIPS and Science Act
By Katherine Knott
When the CHIPS and Science Act was signed into law last August, colleges and universities saw an opportunity for the government to make a transformative investment in science and innovation. The ambitious legislation promised to bring tens of billions of dollars in new research money to American colleges and universities through federal science agencies, which fund more than half of their research and development.
Cybersecurity Dive
MOVEit attack victim count surpasses 1,000 organizations
By Matt Kapko
The blast radius from the mass exploit of a zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer service reached another milestone in its destructive spread: more than 1,000 organizations are impacted, according to Emsisoft and KonBriefing Research. The number of organizations hit by the wide-scale attack increased nearly 40% last week, underscoring the scope of impact and challenge organizations are encountering as they work to determine potential exposure.